JP5390290B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which components of a front door are formed detachably from a door body.

  Conventionally, from the viewpoint of effective use of resources, simplification of gaming machine replacement work, and cost reduction, the front door components are divided into a door body (door frame) and replacement members (panel unit, display unit). Has been devised so as to be detachable from the door main body, and a separation-type slot machine has been devised that enables efficient gaming machine replacement (see Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2005-152483

On the other hand, it is often the case that the basic design of the upper door is left as it is, and only the panel is changed to be compatible with the new model. However, in the conventional separation type slot machine described above, even when only the panel is replaced without changing the appearance design of the upper door, it is necessary to disassemble the upper panel unit and the door body and then remove the upper panel, which is wasteful for work. There was a problem that it took a long time.
Accordingly, the invention described in claim 1 aims to provide a gaming machine that can be efficiently recycled, and in addition, the invention described in claim 2 is a game that is excellent in appearance even after parts are replaced. The purpose is to provide a machine.

The invention described in the claims has been made to achieve each of the above-described objects, and features of the present invention will be described below using the embodiments of the invention shown in the drawings.
In addition, the code | symbol in parenthesis shows the code | symbol used in embodiment of invention, and does not limit the technical scope of this invention.
(Feature point)
(Claim 1)
The invention described in claim 1 includes a housing (1) that opens to the front side, and an upper opening (13) of the housing (1) that is pivotally supported in a horizontal direction with respect to the housing (1). An upper door (3) that closes the door, a lower door (4) that is pivotally supported by the housing (1) so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction, and closes the lower opening (14) of the housing (1), and a plurality of designs The present invention relates to a gaming machine that has at least a reel unit (30) that has a symbol display means (rotary reel 23) capable of stopping display and variable display, and is housed in an upper opening (13) of the housing (1).

The gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine installed in a game arcade, and is suitable for, for example, a slot machine or a similar gaming machine. Here, the “symbol display means” includes not only the rotating reel (23) having a plurality of symbols displayed on the surface but also a liquid crystal display device capable of displaying a plurality of symbols. That is, the “reel unit” includes those in which a liquid crystal display device or the like is mounted on the support (21).
Note that the upper door (3) is `` supported pivotably in the horizontal direction with respect to the housing (1) '' means that the upper door (3) is pivotally fixed to the housing (1), This includes a case where the shaft is fixed to a support portion provided inside the housing (1), for example, the vertical frame of the support (21) of the reel unit (20).

  In the gaming machine according to the present invention, the upper door (3) includes a door body (upper door 3A) having an opening (31) penetrating from the front side to the rear side, and the symbol display means (23). It is composed of a panel body (upper panel unit 70) that has a transparent part (73) that makes the design visible from the front side and closes the opening (31), and the bottom of the door body (3A) An insertion groove (bottom slit 34) into which the panel body (70) can be inserted is formed, and a side end portion of the panel body (70) inserted from the insertion groove (34) is formed inside the door body (3A). Is provided with a guide portion (L) capable of supporting from the front-rear direction. Further, the panel body (70) can be slid in the vertical direction when viewed from the front along the guide portion (L) after being inserted from the insertion groove (34), and completely closes the opening portion (31). When inserted to the fixed position, the engaging portion (temporary fixing hook 75) provided on the panel body (70) side and the engaged portion (groove 57b) provided on the door body (3A) side are engaged. The door body (3A) is formed to be temporarily fixed. Further, the door body (3A) includes a closed position that prevents the panel body (70) from moving outwardly of the insertion groove when the panel body (70) is moved to the home position, and the panel. A fixing member (fixing hook 90) that can be moved to an open position that does not hinder insertion of the body (70) into the insertion groove is provided. Then, with the fixing member (90) in an open position, the panel body (70) is inserted into the insertion groove (34), and the panel body (70) is temporarily fixed to the door body (3A). The panel member (70) is removed from the insertion groove (34) while closing the opening (31) of the door body (3A) by moving the fixing member (90) to the closed position. And fixed to the door body (3A).

In the present invention, the panel body (70) is slid from the bottom side of the door body (3A).
The door body (3A) may be composed of a plurality of members, for example, formed by attaching a cover member (upper door cover 30) to a base body (upper door frame 50). In this case, a gap formed when the base and the cover member are fixed may be used as the insertion groove (34). The guide portion (L) can be, for example, a U-shaped guide rail installed at both ends of the opening (31) inside the door main body (3A), or the above-described base body The panel body (70) may be formed so as to be sandwiched between the cover member and the cover member.

The engaging portion (75) and the engaged portion (57b) may be a hook that is elastically deformed and a groove or a protrusion that can be engaged with the hook, a protruding / retracting protrusion and a recessed portion or a hole that can be fitted therein. The engagement between the engagement portion (75) and the engaged portion (57b) is sufficient as long as the panel body (70) does not fall from the insertion groove (34) of the door body (3A) by its own weight.
The fixing member (90) can be moved by a human operation to prevent the panel body (70) housed in a fixed position of the door body (3A) from dropping out of the insertion groove (34). At the same time, when the panel body (70) is removed from the door body (3A), the panel body (70) is formed so as not to obstruct the extraction from the insertion groove (34).

According to the present invention, since the panel member (70) can be attached and detached without disassembling the door body (3A), the recycling process in the recycling factory of the gaming machine is saved. In addition, since the panel member (70) can be temporarily fixed to the door body (3A), only the panel member (70) is replaced in a state where the door body (3A) is attached to the housing (1) side in the game hall. At this time, the panel member (70) does not fall from the insertion groove (34), and the operation can be performed safely and easily.
(Claim 2)
The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in addition to the features of the invention according to claim 1, the panel body (70) includes a plate-like panel (upper panel 72) having the transparent portion (73), A panel frame (upper panel frame 71) surrounding the outer periphery of the panel (72), the front side of the panel frame (71) is formed to protrude from the surface of the panel (72) When the panel body (70) is located at a fixed position of the door body (3A), the front side inner edge (71A) of the panel frame (71) and the opening of the door body (3A) ( 31) is formed so as to be flush with the front inner edge (35).

  Since this invention is comprised as mentioned above, according to invention of Claim 1, the game machine which can be recycled efficiently can be provided, According to invention of Claim 2. In addition, the panel member is not damaged when the panel is exchanged, and it can be easily fitted when the panel is mounted, so that a gaming machine having an excellent appearance can be provided.

1 is an external perspective view of a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of a slot machine. It is a disassembled perspective view of an upper door. It is a disassembled perspective view of an upper panel unit. It is a perspective view which shows attachment of an upper panel unit. It is a partial expansion perspective view of an upper door. It is the VII-VII sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a bottom view of an upper door. It is a perspective view which shows a fixing lever. It is the XX sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of a lower door. It is a partial longitudinal cross-sectional view of the upper door which shows the other example of a temporary fix hook. It is a partial cross-sectional view of the upper door which shows the other example of a guide part.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking a slot machine as an example of a gaming machine.
As shown in FIG. 2, the slot machine S according to the present embodiment is roughly divided into a casing 1 having an opening 11 on the front side, a reel unit 20 detachably provided inside the casing 1, and a casing 1. It is comprised from the front door 2 which plugs up the opening part 11 of this so that opening and closing is possible. The front door 2 is divided into an upper door 3 that covers the upper opening portion 13 of the housing 1 so as to be openable and closable, and a lower door 4 that closes the lower opening portion 14 of the housing 1 so as to be openable and closable.
(Case 1)
The housing 1 is a box that opens to the front surface (front surface facing the player) composed of a bottom plate 15 and side plates 16 and a top plate and a back plate. An intermediate plate 12 is provided in the horizontal direction therebetween. A power supply unit 6 is provided on the lower surface of the intermediate plate 12, and a hopper unit 5 is installed on the bottom plate 15.

Here, the power supply unit 6 is attached to the lower surface of the middle plate 12 via an attachment plate or the like, and although not particularly shown, the power supply device is built in and for the hall manager to make various settings. It has a switch etc.
The power supply unit 6 and the hopper unit 5 are not necessarily replaced at the time of so-called “replacement”, and can be left installed when the gaming machine is replaced.
Further, two hinges 19 for engaging the lower door 40 and rotatably supporting the lower door 40 are provided in the lower part of the left side plate 16 on the front side at intervals in the vertical direction. In the present embodiment, the upper door 3 is attached to the support 21 of the reel unit 20, but the upper door 3 may be attached to the side plate 16 of the housing 1 so as to be rotatable. In this case, a hinge for engaging the upper door 3 and rotatably supporting it may be provided on the upper side of the left side plate 16 on the front side.

(Reel unit 20)
The reel unit 20 includes a support body 21 for installing or fixing various components. The support body 21 is provided with three rotary reels 23 and a control device 7 each displaying a plurality of symbols. .
The support 21 is made of a rectangular metal frame, and detachably fixes the rotary reel 23 and the control device 7 inside the casing, and enables the rotary reel 23 and the control device 7 to be handled integrally. . The support 21 may be capable of fixedly installing other components (for example, a display device for production).

  Here, although not particularly illustrated, a drive motor for rotating each rotary reel 23 is fixed to the support 21, and the rotary reel 23 is pivotally attached to each drive motor. The control device 7 includes a main board for controlling the operation of the game and the slot machine S and a sub board for performing various effects. The main board and the sub board are configured around a CPU, and include a ROM, a RAM, an I / O, and the like. When the CPU reads a program stored in the ROM, it functions as a control device that controls, for example, lottery for determining the winning combination and rotation and stop of the rotating reel 23. The sub-board has, for example, an effect function for notifying that a prize has been won, and may be arranged separately from the main board.

In the vertical frame on the left side of the front surface of the support 21, two hinges 25 for engaging the upper door 3 rotatably are provided at intervals in the vertical direction.
The reel unit 20 is placed on the middle plate 12 of the housing 1 and housed in the upper portion 13 of the opening. And it fixes to the housing | casing 1 with fixing devices (not shown), such as a clip provided inside the side plate 16 of the housing | casing 1. FIG.
(Upper door 3)
The upper door 3 is a plate-like door formed so as to be rotatable and lockable on the support 21 of the reel unit 20, and as shown in FIG. There is a symbol display window 3a that can be seen from above, and an effect display portion 3b is provided around it.

Here, the upper door 3 can be disassembled into three blocks of an upper door cover 30, an upper door frame 50, and an upper panel unit 70 as shown in FIG. Among these, the upper door cover 30 and the upper door frame 50 are members that can be used in common for a plurality of types of the slot machine S, and the upper door cover 30 is fixed to the upper door frame 50. A different upper panel unit 70 for each slot machine S model is detachably attached to the upper door main body 3A including the upper door cover 30 and the upper door frame 50.
(Upper door cover 30)
The upper door cover 30 forms the appearance of the upper door 3 and has an opening 31 that penetrates in the front-rear direction as shown in FIG. 3, and a lamp 33 is provided on the side of the opening 31. In addition, a display window 33 into which a transparent member is fitted is provided above the opening 31. As shown in FIG. 7, the lamp 33 includes a light emitter substrate 33 </ b> B built in a lamp cover 33 </ b> A attached to the front side of the side portion of the upper door cover 30. The display window 33 is for making a liquid crystal screen of a liquid crystal display device 52 provided on the upper door frame 50 described later visible from the front side.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a bottom slit 34 that is horizontally long when viewed from the bottom is formed at the bottom of the upper door cover 30. The bottom slit 34 is an opening provided in the bottom plate of the upper door cover 30, and the inside thereof communicates with a gap between the front portion of the upper door frame 50 and the rear portion of the upper door cover 30 described below. Yes. When the upper panel unit 70 is inserted, the upper panel unit 70 covers the front surface of the upper door frame 50 and closes the opening 31 of the upper door cover 30 from the inside.
(Upper door frame 50)
As shown in FIG. 3, the upper door frame 50 is a plate-like frame member having an opening 51 at the center. Below the opening 51 is provided a display unit 54 for displaying the number of games, the number of paid-out medals, the number of credits, etc. on a 7-segment display, etc. The liquid crystal display device 52 is fixed above the opening 51 Has been. In addition, speakers 53 are provided on both sides of the liquid crystal display device 52. When the upper panel unit 70 is mounted between the upper door cover 30 and the upper door frame 50, the display of the display unit 54 is visible to the player from the front side through the upper panel 72.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, an upper door engaging portion 56 that can be engaged with a support hinge 25 provided on the support 21 of the reel unit 20 is vertically spaced on the back surface of the upper door frame 50. The locking mechanism 55 is provided at the opposite end of the upper door engaging portion 56.
Here, the locking mechanism 55 is configured such that when the locking piece provided on the upper door frame 50 side is locked by the convex portion provided on the inner surface of the side plate 16 on the side opposite to the hinge of the housing 1, the door is closed. It is configured to be automatically locked and unlocked by the unlocking means. When the upper door 30 is closed while the reel unit 20 is housed and fixed in the housing 1, the upper opening portion 13 of the housing 1 can be closed, and the upper opening portion 13 can be locked at the same time. Furthermore, the lock mechanism 55 of the upper door frame 50 cannot be unlocked from the outside of the door, and can be unlocked when the lower door 40 is open.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, the frame bottom 57 of the upper door frame 50 is provided with a fixing lever 90 that can be rotated in the horizontal direction when the upper door 3 is viewed from the front. The fixing lever 90 is a fixing member for preventing the upper panel unit 70 from falling. As shown in FIG. 9, the fixing lever 90 is pivotally fixed to a step portion D formed on the bottom plate 57A of the frame bottom portion 57. As shown in FIG. 10, when the upper door cover 30 and the upper door frame 50 are fixed, they can be operated with a finger or the like from the bottom slit 34 of the upper door cover 30.
(Upper panel unit 70)
The upper panel unit 70 is a plate member that closes the opening 31 of the upper door cover 30, and as shown in FIG. 4, the upper panel 72 is fixed to a rectangular frame-like upper panel frame 71 via a locking hook 74. It is a thing.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the upper panel frame 71 has a frame-like projection formed on the front side when attached, and four pieces on the back side as shown in FIG. A locking hook 74 and one temporary fixing hook 75 are provided. Two locking hooks 74 are arranged on the side upper end side and the lower side end side of the upper panel frame 71, respectively, and as shown in FIG. The end portion of the upper panel 72 is deformed so as to be sandwiched. Further, the temporary fixing hook 75 is provided at the lower center portion of the upper panel frame 71 and has a claw-like engaging portion on the back side as shown in FIG. The groove 57b is formed so as to be engageable.
The upper panel 72 has a printed or colored sticker affixed to a transparent acrylic plate to display images and characters on the surface, and a transparent portion 73 that becomes the symbol display window 3a of the upper door 3 by printing or sealing. Is formed. Although not particularly illustrated, a transparent portion or a translucent portion is provided below the transparent portion 73 so that the letters and numbers of the display unit 54 can be viewed from the front side. When the upper panel 72 is fixed to the upper panel frame 71 from the back side, the inner edge portion 71A on the front side of the upper panel frame 71 protrudes from the front side surface of the upper panel 72.

In the above example, the locking hook 74 and the temporary fixing hook 75 are provided separately. However, as shown in FIG. 12, the locking hook 74 and the temporary fixing hook 75 are integrally formed. Also good. In this case, a locking hook 74 as shown in FIG. 4 may be provided on the upper side of the upper panel frame 71, and one or more integral hooks may be provided on the lower side.
In the above example, the upper panel 72 is fixed with a hook from the back side of the upper panel frame 71. However, the upper panel 72 may be formed to be slid into the upper panel frame 71 and fitted. Good. In this case, it is preferable to provide a slit on the upper surface side of the upper panel frame 71.
(Attaching the upper panel unit 70)
When the above-described upper panel unit 70 is attached to the upper door main body 3A in which the upper door cover 30 and the upper door frame 50 are combined, first, the fixing hook 90 is, as shown in FIG. The upper panel unit 70 is rotated to an open position that does not hinder insertion. That is, the fixing hook 90 is prevented from projecting into the space 34A between the edge on the front side of the bottom slit 34 and the bottom plate 57A of the frame bottom 57 that covers a part of the bottom slit 34. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the upper panel unit 70 is slid from the space 34A of the bottom slit 34 and inserted. Note that the width of the space 34A in the front-rear direction is substantially the same as the thickness of the upper panel unit 70, but the front side of the upper panel frame 71 protrudes from the surface of the upper panel 72 as shown in FIG. Therefore, the surface of the upper panel 72 is not slid and damaged when the upper panel unit 70 is inserted. Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 10, the bottom plate 57A of the upper door frame 50 is formed with a groove 57a through which the temporary fixing hook 45 protruding to the back side of the upper panel unit 70 can pass. The temporary fixing hook 45 is not caught when the panel unit 70 is inserted.

  Here, on the back side of the left and right opening edge portions 35 of the upper door cover 30, as shown in FIG. 7, a pressing portion 36 projecting to the back side is provided in the vertical direction, and the front surface of the upper door frame 50. As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 7, pressing portions 58 that protrude to face the pressing portion 36 are formed at both ends of the side. A guide portion L that sandwiches and guides the side end portion of the upper panel unit 70 is formed by the pressing portion 36 of the upper door cover 30 and the pressing portion 58 of the upper door frame 50. By inserting the upper end of the upper panel unit 70 into the bottom slit 34 and pushing it in the upper direction of the upper door 3, the upper panel unit 70 is guided by the guide portion L, and the upper door cover 30 and the upper door frame 50. Inserted in the gap.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the pressing portion 58 is formed with a notch 58a in the vertical direction to avoid interference with the locking hook 74 of the upper panel frame 71, so that the upper panel unit The locking hook 74 is not caught when 70 is inserted. Furthermore, if the upper end of the notch 58a is set to a position where the locking hook 74 provided on the upper side end portion contacts when the upper panel unit 70 is in a fixed position, the upper end of the notch 58a is positioned to the positioning stopper. Can function as.
When the upper panel unit 70 is pushed up to a fixed position, the opening 51 of the upper door frame 50 is covered from the front side (front direction), and the opening 31 of the upper door cover 30 is closed from the back side (back direction). Stored. When the upper panel unit 70 is housed in a fixed position between the upper door cover 30 and the upper door frame 50, as shown in FIGS. It becomes flush with the opening edge 35 of the opening 31. Further, at this time, as shown in FIG. 10, the temporary fixing hook 75 provided on the upper panel frame 71 is engaged with the groove 57 b provided on the rear lateral plate 57 </ b> B of the frame bottom portion 57 of the upper door frame 50. The upper panel unit 70 is temporarily fixed to the door body 3A so as not to fall from the bottom slit 34 due to its own weight. The front end of the hooked temporary fixing hook 75 protrudes from the surface of the rear lateral plate 57B (see FIG. 2), and the temporary fixing is made by protruding from the back side of the upper door 3 with a pointed member such as a screwdriver. It can be canceled.

As shown in FIG. 10, the fixing lever 90 is rotated to the front side as shown in FIG. 8 (B) and moved to the closed position that closes a part of the bottom slit 34 in the temporarily fixed state described above. Further, the lower end portion of the upper panel frame 71 is supported from below by the fixing lever 90. That is, the upper panel unit 70 is securely fixed to the upper door body 3A without being removed from the bottom slit 34 even if the upper panel unit 70 is forcibly moved toward the bottom slit 34, for example.
When removing the upper panel unit 70 from the upper door body 3A, the fixing lever 90 is returned to the position shown in FIG. 8A, the temporary fixing hook 75 is unlocked from the back side of the upper door 3, and the upper panel unit is removed. 70 may be extracted from the bottom slit 34. At this time, the front and back surfaces of the upper panel 72 may be moved with both hands until the lower end of the upper panel frame 71 protrudes from the bottom slit 34.

In the above example, the upper panel frame 71 is provided with the temporary fixing hook 75, and the upper door frame 50 is provided with the groove 87b for locking the temporary fixing hook 75, but the upper panel unit 70 is provided with the upper door frame 50. Any temporary fixing structure may be used as long as it is temporarily fixed. For example, the upper door frame 50 may be provided with a hook, and the upper panel frame 71 may be provided with a groove or a locking piece (protrusion). Alternatively, the upper panel frame 71 may be provided with a hole or a recess through which the protrusion / projection can protrude.
Further, the fixing member for fixing the upper panel unit 70 to the door main body 3A is not limited to the one like the fixing lever 90 described above. For example, a pin may be inserted from the back side of the upper door frame 50 and engaged with a hole or a recess formed in the upper panel frame 71 of the upper panel unit 70. Alternatively, as the fixing member, a plurality of hooks having the same shape (see FIG. 10) as the temporary fixing hook 75 described above may be provided, and the upper panel unit 70 may be fixed simultaneously with the temporary fixing. The point is that the locking part moves (including elastic deformation) by a person's operation and does not hinder the insertion of the upper panel unit 70 into the bottom slit 34 (being slidable in the slit). Any form can be used as long as it can be moved to the open position and the closed position that prevents the upper panel unit 70 from falling off the bottom slit 34 (including engagement with the locked portion). Absent.

(Lower door 4)
The lower door 4 is a door wider than the upper door 3 for closing the opening lower portion 14 of the housing 1, and is formed on the side plate 16 of the housing 1 so as to be rotatable and lockable. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 11, the lower door cover 40 is fixed to the lower door frame 60 to form the lower door body 4A, and the lower panel unit 80 is detachably attached to the lower door body 4A. ing.
The upper part of the lower door body 4A is an operation part 41 for operating the slot machine, and the upper surface of the lower door body 4A is projected forward from the upper door 3 when the door is closed. It has become. As the operation unit 41, a medal slot 42 formed at the right end of the upper surface, a bet switch 43 provided on the left side of the upper surface, and a start switch 44 and a stop switch 45 are provided on the front side. The start switch 44 and the stop switch 45 are for starting and stopping the rotation of the rotary reel 23. The bet switch 43 is for replacing a stored medal with medal insertion. In addition, a medal plate 46 for storing medals paid out from the hopper unit 5 is formed at the lower part of the lower door body 4A.

As shown in FIG. 11, a recess 61 is formed between the operation unit 41 and the medal tray 46, and an illumination device 62 such as a fluorescent lamp is provided inside. An engagement hole for detachably attaching the lower panel unit 80 is formed around the recess 61.
Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a medal selector 63 for determining the authenticity of the medal while guiding the medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 42 is provided on the back side of the lower door body 4A. In addition, two lower door engaging portions 66 that can be engaged with the casing hinge 19 are provided on the right side of the back surface of the lower door main body 4A at intervals in the vertical direction. A lock mechanism 65 is provided at the left end of the rear surface. The lock mechanism 65 has the same basic structure as the lock mechanism of the upper door 3, but a predetermined key (release means) is inserted into a key hole 47 provided on the side end portion on the front side of the lower door body 4A. When it is turned, the lock is released.

As shown in FIG. 11, the lower panel unit 80 is a cover-like member that is attached so as to cover the concave portion 61 of the lower door body 4A, and has a configuration in which the lower panel 82 is fitted into the lower panel frame 81. . The lower panel 82 displays game content and other information on the front side, and is illuminated from the inside by an illumination device 62 provided in the recess 61 of the lower door body 4A.
Locking hooks 83 are respectively provided above both side end portions of the back surface of the lower panel frame 81, and a plurality of locking protrusions 84 protruding to the back side are provided at the lower end of the back surface of the lower panel frame 81. ing. Then, the engaging hook 83 and the engaging protrusion 84 can be attached to the lower door body 4A by engaging with the engaging holes provided in the lower door body 4A, respectively, and the engagement is released. Is formed so as to be removable from the lower door body 4A.

Since the display of the lower panel 82 differs depending on the model, the lower panel unit 80 is exchanged as a set with the reel unit 20 and the upper panel unit 70 when the surface is changed.
(Slot machine S model exchange)
In the slot machine S formed as described above, when performing so-called face change, the front door 2 is opened, the reel unit 20 is removed from the housing 1 together with the upper door 3, and the lower panel unit 80 is removed from the lower door 4. Remove. Then, the new reel unit 20 and the upper door 3 are attached and fixed to the housing 1, and the lower panel unit 80 is attached to the lower door 4. In this way, the front design of the slot machine can be renewed by replacing the upper door 3 and the lower panel unit 80, while keeping the housing 1 and the hopper unit 5 and the power supply unit 6 installed therein. The reel unit 20 and the control device 7 can be changed to those corresponding to a new model.

Further, the reel unit 20 and the lower panel unit 80 that have been replaced are transferred to a recycling factory and recycled. When replacing the replaced upper door 3 sent from the hall for a new model, take out the upper panel unit 70 from the upper door body 3A and replace it with a new panel unit 70 according to the new model. The main body 3A can be reused as it is for a new model. As for the reel unit 20, if only the reel tape of the control device 7 and the rotary reel 40 is exchanged, the rest can be reused as it is.
Thus, according to the present embodiment, when the upper door 3 is regenerated, it is only necessary to remove the upper panel unit 70 and insert a new upper panel unit 70 for replacement. Since it is not necessary to disassemble the door frame 50, disassembly and assembly work can be performed easily and quickly.

Further, since the surface of the upper panel 72 of the upper panel unit 70 is one step deeper than the upper panel frame 71 when viewed from the front side, the panel surface is not damaged by the sliding movement when being mounted. Furthermore, since the protruding inner edge 71A of the upper panel frame 71 is flush with the opening edge 35 of the opening 31 of the upper door cover 30, the appearance is excellent. The inner edge 71A of the upper panel frame 71 is positioned outside the opening 31 so that it cannot be seen from the opening edge 35 when viewed from the front, even if it is not completely flush with the opening edge 35. You may form as follows.
Furthermore, since the part into which the upper panel unit 70 is inserted is provided at the bottom of the upper door body 3A (the part that cannot be touched by the lower door 4 when the door is closed), even a simple fixing member such as the fixing hook 90 can be used. It is sufficient to fix the panel unit 70, and there is no security problem even if the bottom slit 34 is not blocked.

In the above-described embodiment, the upper door 3 includes the upper door cover 30 and the upper door frame 50, and the upper panel frame is formed by the pressing portion 36 of the upper door cover 30 and the pressing portion 58 of the upper door frame 50. The side end portions of 71 are sandwiched between the guide doors. However, as shown in FIG. 13, guide rails with a U-shaped cross section are vertically placed inside the both sides of the opening 31 of the integrally formed upper door body 3A. It may be arranged in the direction to guide the vertical movement of the upper panel frame 71.
In the above-described embodiment, the upper door 3 is attached to the support 21 of the reel unit 20. Therefore, even if the series is replaced with the same slot machine S, the upper door 3 can be It was designed to be replaced at the same time as the unit 20, but by forming the upper door 3 to be detachable from the reel unit 20, or by attaching the upper door 3 to the housing 1 via a hinge (removably), It is possible to replace only the upper panel unit 70 while leaving the upper door body 3A in the housing 1. In this case, the lower door 4 is closed and the upper door 3 is opened (the lower door 4 is first opened, then the upper door 3 is opened and then the lower door 4 is closed), and the upper panel is opened from the bottom of the upper door body 3A. The unit 70 may be removed, or the upper panel 3 may be replaced by removing the upper door 3 from the reel unit 20 or the housing 1. When replacing the upper panel unit 70 with the upper door 3 attached to the housing side, the upper panel unit 70 is temporarily fixed by the temporary fixing hook 75 even if the fixing hook 90 is moved to the open position to release the fixing. Therefore, the upper panel unit 70 can be prevented from being damaged or being injured by the operator without falling off from the bottom slit 34. In such an exchange method, provision of the temporary fixing hook 75 is significant.

  The present invention can also be applied to gaming machines other than slot machines. For example, the present invention can be applied to a parrot game machine that uses a game ball as a game medium and performs a game similar to a slot machine.

S Slot machine L Guide part 1 Housing 2 Front door 3 Upper door 3A Upper door body (door body)
3a Symbol display window 4 Lower door
11 Opening 12 Middle plate
13 Upper opening 14 Lower opening
20 Reel unit 30 Upper door cover
34 Bottom slit (insertion groove) 35 Open edge (front side inner edge)
36 Holding part
40 Lower door cover 50 Upper door frame
57b Groove (engaged part) 58 Holding part
70 Upper panel unit (panel body) 71 Upper panel frame (panel frame)
71A Inner edge (front side inner edge) 72 Upper panel (panel)
74 Locking hook 75 Temporary fixing hook (engagement part)
80 Lower panel unit 90 Fixing lever (fixing member)

Claims (2)

A housing that opens to the front side, an upper door that is pivotally supported in a horizontal direction with respect to the housing and covers an upper portion of the opening of the housing, and a pivot that is rotatably supported in the horizontal direction by the housing. In a gaming machine comprising at least a lower door that closes a lower opening of the housing, and a reel unit that has a symbol display means capable of displaying and variably displaying a plurality of symbols and is housed in the upper opening of the housing.
The upper door includes a door body having an opening penetrating from the front side to the back side, and a panel body having a transparent portion that allows the symbol of the symbol display means to be visually recognized from the front side and closing the opening. And
An insertion groove into which the panel body can be inserted is formed at the bottom of the door main body, and a guide capable of supporting the side end of the panel body inserted from the insertion groove from the front and rear direction inside the door main body. Part is provided,
The panel body is slidable in the vertical direction when viewed from the front along the guide portion after being inserted from the insertion groove, and when inserted to a fixed position that completely closes the opening, the engagement provided on the panel body side Part is engaged with the engaged part provided on the door body side, and is formed to be temporarily fixed to the door body,
The door body has a closed position that prevents the panel body from moving outwardly of the insertion groove when the panel body is moved to the fixed position, and does not hinder insertion of the panel body into the insertion groove. Provide a fixing member that can be moved to the open position,
The panel body is inserted into the insertion groove with the fixing member in the open position, and the panel body is moved to the closed position while the panel body is temporarily fixed to the door body. A gaming machine that is fixed to the door main body without being removed from the insertion groove while closing the opening of the door main body. The panel body is composed of a plate-like panel having the transparent portion, and a rectangular frame-like panel frame surrounding the outer periphery of the panel,
The front side of the panel frame is formed to protrude from the surface of the panel, and when the panel body is positioned at a fixed position of the door body, the front side inner edge of the panel frame and the door body 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the opening is formed so as to be flush with a front side inner edge of the opening.

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